How Long Do You Take In The Shower....

[iGary]

In the morning...?

I timed my significant other this morning and he took almost 40 minutes.

I think I may take like 10 (indluding shaving)...he needs to die.

You? I'm just trying to get a baseline for bitching at him next time he hogs the bathroom.

[liketom]

9 minutes or about 2 songs blasting out on the stereo

[Applespider]

5-10 minutes. I've had a few friends though that take more than 30 minutes. Used to always wonder what on earth they were doing in there...

[BakedBeans]

about 30 minutes... or longer

[Spanky Deluxe]

10-20 minutes. Depends on whether I shave or not. Shaving takes ages.

I get in, shampoo hair, bruth teeth, wash out hair, condition hair, shave, wash out conditioner, shampoo and condition body (instead of body wash), then rinse. However long that all takes. Occasionally if I'm in a nice shower (i.e. not my ones at home that are buggered at the mo) then I'll stand and day dream for a while and end up taking ages.

[Lau]

I timed my significant other this morning and he took almost 40 minutes (while I crossed my legs waiting for the toilet).

I hate that.

I say I take 5, 10 if there's hair washing or hair removal to be done (different types of hair, before you ask :p ).

[Piarco]

Depends... to relax about 20min tops. All other times about 10min - including shaving. Longer than 20min... its generally because I'm not on my own;)

[MongoTheGeek]

It depends.

3-4 minutes usually. Longer if I need to do more to my hair than a quick rinse. It can be a while if I'm really tired and need to wake up.

[gwuMACaddict]

depends on who i'm thinking about:eek:

[iGary]

I hate that.

I say I take 5, 10 if there's hair washing or hair removal to be done (different types of hair, before you ask :p ).

Well that's the thing - I am the one who always says "Hey, I'm hopping in the shower - do you need the john before I get in?

Him - NEVER. Then he gets out, I run in and he's like "Uh, sorry.."

STOP FRACKING DOING IT THEN. :eek:

depends on who i'm thinking about:eek:

Best post yet. :D

[DeSnousa]

About 10 mins in the morning and a about 5 mins before bed, I'm trying to keep it down cause water is very precious and our dam is below 30% :( Besides I became Australian Waterboy, I have a duty :D

[iSaint]

40 minutes - I would think things would start shrivelling up by then! :eek:

I take 10 minutes including shaving.

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Under 10 minutes for shower, grooming, brushing my teeth and getting dressed.

Add another 10 minutes whenever I'm shaving and trimming the (remains of my) hair.

[CorvusCamenarum]

Usually no more than ten minutes, add five for shaving purposes. The girlfriend, however, somehow manages to take twenty minutes on average, which I don't comprehend seeing as how there's a good deal less of her to wash than there is me. Luckily, our house has two bathrooms, so when she moved in I put her in the other one.

[Lau]

Well that's the thing - I am the one who always says "Hey, I'm hopping in the shower - do you need the john before I get in?

Him - NEVER. Then he gets out, I run in and he's like "Uh, sorry.."

STOP FRACKING DOING IT THEN. :eek:

:D It's when I start hearing nail clippers, or something entirely non-urgent like that with the door still locked that I start to lose it. :mad:

[Sharewaredemon]

Less than 10 minutes usually.

[iGary]

:D It's when I start hearing nail clippers, or something entirely non-urgent like that with the door still locked that I start to lose it. :mad:

Ah yes, me too, dear, me too. It's like - uh, you know I live here, too.

I usually do a quick shower, dry off and get some boxers on, and while I'm putting those on I ask him if he needs the john before I go back in to shave...is that difficult?

Argh. :)

[Abstract]

I get in, shampoo hair, bruth teeth, wash out hair, condition hair, shave, wash out conditioner, shampoo and condition body (instead of body wash), then rinse. However long that all takes.

You wash your body with shampoo and conditioner? How hairy are you? :eek:

Occasionally if I'm in a nice shower (i.e. not my ones at home that are buggered at the mo) then I'll stand and day dream for a while and end up taking ages.

You call them day dreams. I call them "fantasies." ;)

[ipacmm]

depends on the day and how much time i have but usually under 10 mins.

[Spanky Deluxe]

You wash your body with shampoo and conditioner? How hairy are you? :eek:



You call them day dreams. I call them "fantasies." ;)

LOL! I only wash my body with shampoo and conditioner because I don't like body wash or soap and don't want yet another bottle in the shower. I shampoo *and* condition my body because... I hate it when the levels aren't equal in the bottles!! :o I'm not hairy at all!!

[Sesshi]

About 10 for the shower and shave.
About half an hour with the tissue paper getting the blood off my face, then finding out I missed a bit and having to re-shave. Several times. Must get a bigger mirror, or one of those shaving mirrors.

[Boggle]

depends on who i'm thinking about:eek:

Ah, an honest man. :p

3-5 minutes (w/o shave)
7-10 minutes (w/ shave)

And then there's the one's w/ my lady. Those can go on as long as the hot water lasts. *big grin*

[Spanky Deluxe]

About 10 for the shower and shave.
About half an hour with the tissue paper getting the blood off my face, then finding out I missed a bit and having to re-shave. Several times. Must get a bigger mirror, or one of those shaving mirrors.

Forget the mirror and feeeeeeel...

[iGary]

Just as an aside, and not to start a political debate on this, but you men who shave in the shower - you realize what a tremendous waste of water that is, right? :)

[Chundles]

As fast as I can, can't waste water here. Every day that goes by is another day closer to drinking recycled urine.

Damn this drought!!

[asxtb]

I must admit, showers are one of my vices. I take about 20 minutes in the morning and about 30 minutes at night. And those are fast showers. Sometimes right after work I'll take a quick 10 minute shower.

[dcv]

Depends what I'm doing - or who I'm with ;) (yeah, right, I wish!)

If you mean in the actual shower itself then probably anywhere from 5 mins to 15 mins.

- some days are just a quick shower (body wash)
- most days involve washing hair too
- some days involve depilation and/or exfoliation
- occasional days involve more nourishing hair treatments which need to be left on longer...


If you mean in the shower room or getting ready in general then that's a *lot* longer! It's ok though, I don't have to share my bathroom :p

[Applespider]

Just a thought but when I've been with an SO, neither of us ever bothered locking the bathroom so that if one of us got caught suddenly short, we could still nip into the loo without breaking down the door. Didn't do it as a matter of course but made life easier...

[iGary]

I must admit, showers are one of my vices. I take about 20 minutes in the morning and about 30 minutes at night. And those are fast showers. Sometimes right after work I'll take a quick 10 minute shower.

Ugh - Rob does this -two a fracking day!!

*shoves water bill in Rob's face*

[Spanky Deluxe]

Just as an aside, and not to start a political debate on this, but you men who shave in the shower - you realize what a tremendous waste of water that is, right? :)

I don't think its that bad. The way I see it, if I were brushing my teeth or shaving in the sink I would let the water run while I do it (particularly if shaving) and it would take me longer to shave. When doing it in the shower I'm at least using that running water to clean myself at the same time.
When I said 10-20 minutes earlier that was a bad guess, its probably a lot shorter than that. I shave and brush my teeth in the shower because it always seemed the quickest most efficient way to do things, shampoo and conditioner are both supposed to sit in your hair for a minute or so before you wash it out, I use that time to brush my teeth or shave. Make sense?
It all comes from boarding school where we had to be in and out of the bathrooms as quickly as possible because so many people wanted to shower.

Two long showers a day is just greedy though! Well it is if you don't actually need it.

[jadekitty24]

I take 2 a day, due to where I work I must take one after, and I have to be freshly showered beforehand as well. The before-work one is 10 minutes tops. The after work is usually 20, more if I gotta shave. If my roomie is right behind me, I'll trim it to 5 minutes. He'd kill me if he ever had to wait to use the potty. He'll go as far as to bust in and just go ahead and do his business. I don't mind the #1, but the #2 is just unacceptable. He did that once. I showered him with ice cold water the whole time. Now I just avoid it, if he's lurking about, by speed-showering, but when I can it's long luxurious showers for me.

[pilotError]

20 minutes... I like my long hot showers...

It drives my wife nuts as she can shower faster than I can brush my teeth.

It's my quiet time of the day, so I take full advantage of it!

[benthewraith]

Hmm, I've never actually timed it, but, if I had to guess,

10-15 minutes in the shower, four minutes to shave, 1 minute to make me smell nice, two minutes to brush my teeth, another four-five minutes to get dressed.

All in all, about 30 minutes to get ready.

[CEAbiscuit]

As long as possible. Even got one one of dem' illegal shower heads to increase the pressure....

[John Jacob]

45 minutes, including brushing my teeth and shaving. Your SO is so right on the money. It's you who needs to... :eek:

Oh, but I use a bucket of warm water and a mug. Haven't seen a shower anywhere in my country where the water pressure feels more than dancing in the rain...

[PlaceofDis]

about 10 mins with shaving.
without shaving probably 7 or so.
i don't like to linger in the shower too much unless i'm stressed and need some relaxing hot water on my back.

[Queso]

Well that's the thing - I am the one who always says "Hey, I'm hopping in the shower - do you need the john before I get in?

Him - NEVER. Then he gets out, I run in and he's like "Uh, sorry.."

STOP FRACKING DOING IT THEN. :eek:
That seems really bizarre to me. In our relationship we can share the bathroom at the same time. You know you're really comfortable with someone if you can hold a serious conversation whilst one of you is exfoliating their feet and the other one takes a dump :D

As for shower times, depends on how many showers I've already had that day. Anywhere between 10 and 20 minutes.

[iGary]

That seems really bizarre to me. In our relationship we can share the bathroom at the same time. You know you're really comfortable with someone if you can hold a serious conversation whilst one of you is exfoliating their feet and the other one takes a dump :D

As for shower times, depends on how many showers I've already had that day. Anywhere between 10 and 20 minutes.

Yeah, I have seen other couples do that, but i just can't. No way. :o

[edesignuk]

5-10 mins, not long. In and out, you know :D :p

[jelloshotsrule]

Yeah, I have seen other couplse do that, but i just can't. No way. :o

me neither. bah

i take about 3 minutes, 5-7 if i'm shaving. sometimes i shave in the shower, sometimes i shave after. i'm crazy like that.

two showers a day is only acceptable if you have a particularly dirty job, or you showered in the AM and happened to go running or play sports or whatever later in the day.

[eva01]

If i have to start work at 6AM it takes about 7 minutes

[realityisterror]

20 minutes... I like my long hot showers...

It drives my wife nuts as she can shower faster than I can brush my teeth.

It's my quiet time of the day, so I take full advantage of it!

Right on the money, except the wife part... ;)

I figure it's the only time of the day where no one can barge in and bug me, demand me to do something, or whatever, and I enjoy making use of it.
When I need to be quick, maybe 10 or so.

Plus, I get "distracted" easily :cool:

[Josh]

I take very long showers.

Hot water in the morning is just too relaxing to be rushed.

15-20 minutes, sometimes a half hour.

The actual getting ready takes only a minute or two...but I love showers :D

Yeah, I have seen other couples do that, but i just can't. No way. :o
Ditto. I mean, my girlfriend and I can share the same shower, take turns w/ #1, dance around in each others' underwear - but there's no way #2 is happening with either one of us near by. We both go to complete opposite sides of the house for that :P

[crdean1]

My wife gets mad at my showers too...hehe. I take two a day, 1 in the morning and 1 before I/we go anywhere at night. Also, 1 (cold shower) after a distance bike ride. So sometimes three a day.

Right now, I am trying to be respectful of the drought and not take as long, or only take one if I am not going anywhere else at night.

That said, my wife, when she is shaving her legs, and has to wash her hair (twice for some reason), takes forEVER.

RD

[jelloshotsrule]

...my girlfriend and I...dance around in each others' underwear

macrumors really brings in the freak crowd these days :rolleyes:

[Josh]

macrumors really brings in the freak crowd these days :rolleyes:
:D LOL

I wasn't being serious *shifty eyes*

Just stating by example that the "no #2 near you" rule has nothing to do with comfort.

[mrgreen4242]

Hm, 8 minutes in the shower (I like long hot showers - I'm slow to wake up in the morning), and another 3-7 depending if I shave... 3 for teeth and deoderant, another 4 if I shave (which I hardly ever do... I HATE shaving).

In that 8 minutes, btw, I ALWAYS wash my hair, it's very thick and gets oily if I don't. So, 11-15 minutes total? I can wake up 20 minutes before I leave for work and have to do all the bathroom stuff, get dressed, find my keys, etc, and leave on time.

My wife takes a minimum of 40 minutes just in the bathroom, another 15 to get dressed, and another 20+ to "ease into her day". Can't wait to move to a 2 bathroom house!

[Sesshi]

Just as an aside, and not to start a political debate on this, but you men who shave in the shower - you realize what a tremendous waste of water that is, right? :)


I NEVER shave in the shower. Once the razor slipped out of my hand and went uncomfortably close to my wotsits on it's way down.

<shudder>

[2nyRiggz]

10-15minutes when I'm in no rush....5 minutes if i'm late and a cowboy if i'm screwed...


Bless

[jelloshotsrule]

...and a cowboy if i'm screwed...


is that some sort of showerbased sexual position?

[iGary]

Ditto. I mean, my girlfriend and I can share the same shower, take turns w/ #1, dance around in each others' underwear - but there's no way #2 is happening with either one of us near by. We both go to complete opposite sides of the house for that :P

Oh yeah, showering together is no issue, No. 1 is no issue, heck we walk around the house half naked all the time...but No. 2 is just the most private of private things. I can't imagine ever being comfortable enough to let one loose in front of someone.

[w_parietti22]

Probably 8-10 minutes.

[2nyRiggz]

is that some sort of showerbased sexual position?

Nope but I'll leave it up to you to create one....A cowboy is a quick wash down/rinse and out.


Bless

[mkrishnan]

is that some sort of showerbased sexual position?

I dunno...we'd better call that guy who has the copy of the Joy of Gay Sex (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=212648) and ask him to look it up. :D

[emw]

I generally do about 5 minutes - longer if I've just been exercising or something, or if I'm particularly sore or tired.

As for comfort factors - my wife and I get ready in the same bathroom. She'll #1 while I'm in there if she really needs to go, but never #2. I won't do either with her in the room except in extreme circumstances.

Of course, I have 4 toilets to choose from.

[macEfan]

about 15 minutes here... I don't like wasting water all the time...

[MongoTheGeek]

As for comfort factors - my wife and I get ready in the same bathroom. She'll #1 while I'm in there if she really needs to go, but never #2. I won't do either with her in the room except in extreme circumstances.

Who all #1's in the shower?

I have some type of mental block and can't but I know of people who do. (Never actually seen it though)

[ShaunPriest]

I'm about thirty five minutes in the bathroom in the morning. Maybe about 15 of these are spent in the shower. Probably more.

[jsw]

Less than 10 minutes, usually 5. I shave in the shower each day... saves times and works better for me. Less messy, too. I used to love long showers. Now... no time. Gotta post. ;)

[floriflee]

Usually between 5-15 minutes. If I only soap up then 5. If I shave and/or shampoo then up to 15. These days the less time in the hot water the better for me. :)

[jelloshotsrule]

ever since i've moved from bar soap to shower gel, i've cut time off my showering... i use a wash cloth, so i squirt some shower gel and suds it up and it lasts for the whole time, rather than a bar of soap which requires re-application...

think how much time i've saved that way (1-2 mins/shower, 5-8 showers a week...) you all get to read that much more from me!

[vniow]

40 minutes to an hour usually, more towards the latter on weekends.

[iBrow]

Probably about 7-10 minutes.

[MacsomJRR]

anything else would be uncivilized:)

[imacintel]

10-20 min

[~Shard~]

Only about 10 minutes.

[CanadaRAM]

I hate that.

I say I take 5, 10 if there's hair washing or hair removal to be done (different types of hair, before you ask :p ).
I usually do my hair pulling in front of the computer, but whatever...


ever since i've moved from bar soap to shower gel, i've cut time off my showering...think how much time i've saved that way (1-2 mins/shower, 5-8 showers a week...) you all get to read that much more from me!

<Mails jello a bar of Ivory...> ;)

[Queso]

Oh yeah, showering together is no issue, No. 1 is no issue, heck we walk around the house half naked all the time...but No. 2 is just the most private of private things. I can't imagine ever being comfortable enough to let one loose in front of someone.
Prude :D

[kretzy]

On average, probably around 15 minutes. Shorter if I'm in a rush, longer if I'm relaxing. Unfortunately there was a letter in the mail today from the council about water restrictions due to the lack of rain. Even though there's nothing in it relating to showering, I feel guilty wasting too much water.

[vniow]

This should be a poll.

[jsw]

<Mails jello a bar of Ivory...> ;)
Mails jello URL to fake website which tells of how they make shower gel out of kitten skins.

[EGT]

About 20 minutes most occasions. Sometimes I sit down in the shower. :p

[jelloshotsrule]

Mails jello URL to fake website which tells of how they make shower gel out of kitten skins.

where did you guys get my address?

either way, i'll have mail when i get home! yes!!!

[homerjward]

school days/rushed, prolly 3-4min; when i have more time probably 15-20min though i've been known to take upwards of an hour. i do my best thinking in there :o
and i generally spend about an extra 10 min in the bathroom. im the slowest in my family. my brother can take a shower in 2 min and put on clothes without even toweling off....i couldnt imagine putting on clothes dripping wet.

[Kingsly]

I take very long showers.

Hot water in the morning is just too relaxing to be rushed.

15-20 minutes, sometimes a half hour.

The actual getting ready takes only a minute or two...but I love showers :D

Ditto

[Caitlyn]

I take about 10 minutes in the shower and then I come out and put all my hair care stuff in so I'm not actually out of the bathroom until it's been 20 minutes.

[fistful]

40-45 minutes. Put on the stereo, sit down on the built in shower seat and relax.

Now when I still lived in town and had to worry about the water bill I'd keep it down to about 15-20 minutes.

[Doctor Q]

I take my time in the shower because that's my best "lost in thought" time. I do my best systems engineering designwork when there is nothing but a tile wall to look at, no computers, no TV, no phones, no people, just me and whatever programming problem I've been working on.

I dreamed up one of our company's most successful products while in the shower. So if the water bill's a little higher because I let my brain lounge in the steam a long time, so be it.

[jelloshotsrule]

40-45 minutes.

takes time to wash so much....

[vniow]

takes time to wash so much....


Hey, some of us are high-maintenance.

[jsw]

I take my time in the shower because that's my best "lost in thought" time.....
I used to, but then we started having lots of meetings at work. I find that those work better for that purpose.

[nived]

Depends on the time of day... in the mornings I'll take a shower 15-20 minutes with a shave. If it's at night, a shower will run 25-30 minutes just so I can relax.

I wish I could take more showers at night, I always goto sleep feeling disgusting and cheated otherwise.

[fistful]

takes time to wash so much....

I was half expecting you to show up with a comment.

Hey, some of us are high-maintenance.

yup! and that's just the shower, takes about another 30 minutes just to emerge from the bathroom.

[MattG]

10 minutes, tops...that includes if I shave.

[jelloshotsrule]

I was half expecting you to show up with a comment.


don't want to be predictable, but it is funny (to me)

[vniow]

yup! and that's just the shower, takes about another 30 minutes just to emerge from the bathroom.

It takes me an hour and a half before I'm ready to leave the house and head off to work every weekday. :o

[jelloshotsrule]

It takes me an hour and a half before I'm ready to leave the house and head off to work every weekday. :o

precious precious sleep time....

[fistful]

don't want to be predictable, but it is funny (to me)

no worries, it gave me a laugh.

[katie ta achoo]

Usually 15. Sometimes more if I'm washing my hair extra well in preparation to dye it again, less if I need to leave 10 minutes ago.

Also, it can be more depending on my mood. If I'm angry, I can stay in the shower for 45 minutes. If I'm excited about going somewhere, I can be in and out in 3. :D

My hair is a different story... if I blowdry it, I can't straighten it. I don't know why, just doesn't.. work that way! So, if I want to straighten it, I have to let it air-dry. If I need to, I'll blowdry it and put it up. but I cannot blowdry and straighten.

My hair isn't curly, I just tend to look like a squirrel's tail when I wake up.

Who all #1's in the shower?

I have some type of mental block and can't but I know of people who do. (Never actually seen it though)
The first person to admit to this shall be nicknamed George for all eternity.
(I loves me the Seinfeld)

Personally, I can't do it. I just can't!

[Josh]

The first person to admit to this shall be nicknamed George for all eternity.
(I loves me the Seinfeld)

Personally, I can't do it. I just can't!

Call me George then :p

As a guy, it's easy, and most guys I know do this as well (whether or not they admit it is a different story).

Infact, I remember seeing a poll, which included women, showing the most who answered created their own "showers in the shower." :)

[SpookTheHamster]

About 10 minutes to shower, add 5 minutes afterwards to brush teeth and shave.

I can happily shower with my girlfriend, but I feel awkward if I'm showering and she walks in, or if I walk in on her. Mine once walked in on me peeing (NOT in the shower, you sickos) and tried to hold a conversation with me, WHAT THE F*£&, WOMAN?! I'm peeing!

[jelloshotsrule]

Call me George then :p

As a guy, it's easy, and most guys I know do this as well (whether or not they admit it is a different story).

Infact, I remember seeing a poll, which included women, showing the most who answered created their own "showers in the shower." :)

i used to, and then i just started realizing that i could hold it. haha. not to mention, when you're sharing a shower with other people... (not necessarily at the same time. ;))

[iShane]

I take about 10 minutes in the shower and then maybe 8 minutes for brushing my teeth, getting dressed, and combing my hair.

[paleck]

I think I probably take 20-30 min showers normally, longer if I am still really sleepy. :rolleyes:

[Applespider]

Infact, I remember seeing a poll, which included women, showing the most who answered created their own "showers in the shower." :)

Nope... don't shower in the shower. Yuk! :eek: I see dirty washing water as 'cleaner' than sewage...

And I used to walk in on my boyfriend peeing and expect him to hold a conversation... but he'd do the same with me so I guess we were quits. Then again, our whole family are the same. With 3 women in the house and no guys, the bathroom door was rarely closed so we'd all chat in the bathroom/toilet when getting ready.

[Boggle]

It takes me an hour and a half before I'm ready to leave the house and head off to work every weekday. :o

I never get between a woman and her "getting ready" time. Besides the results end up benefiting the guy anyway. And impatience in this matter doesn't get me out the door any faster. :D

Personally, I don't know any men in any stage of relationship that don't appreicate a soft-skinned, well-dressed, great smelling woman around them. :D --Yeah that goes for the gay dudes too. --

[dcv]

With 3 women in the house and no guys, the bathroom door was rarely closed so we'd all chat in the bathroom/toilet when getting ready.

Look at the mental image you've just given the men of MR! :eek: :D

[vniow]

Besides the results end up benefiting the guy anyway.

That's not generally the case with me... ;)

[Boggle]

That's not generally the case with me... ;)


er, um, yes, well :o I see, yes. um :o That really is too bad, for the guys, I mean. :)

[vniow]

That really is too bad, for the guys, I mean. :)

Hey, I said generally, not exclusively. :D

[Boggle]

Hey, I said generally, not exclusively. :D

I better take a cold shower b4 heading off to the pool. Don't want to cause any disturbances. ;)

[Applespider]

Look at the mental image you've just given the men of MR! :eek: :D

Given the physical eyeful they got after the picnic at the gates, I'm sure it doesn't add much new! :o

[jayb2000]

depends on who I'm with :D

Can't belive no one else said that. I know there was a "thinking of", but that is not as much fun.

Probably 5 min, maybe 10 if I really want to soak in the heat (or cool) for a minute.

No one mentioned the <insert ethnic slur> shower, where all you do is put on deoderant and a clean shirt. :eek:

[dcv]

Given the physical eyeful they got after the picnic at the gates, I'm sure it doesn't add much new! :o

That was just a privileged few ;)

[blackfox]

My (morning) showers usually last enough to brew a full pot of coffee.

As someone who is a terrible morning-person, I have a routine down.

1. Get up.
2. Shuffle to kitchen and put on coffee
3. Shuffle to bathroom and get in shower, which is set to "super hot".
4. Stand motionless with head under spray for about a minute to feel alive.
5. Wash, rinse, repeat.
6. Turn shower all the way to cold, brace for impact, then dance around my shower in some sort of epiliptic fit.
7. Towel off, pad to kitchen and pour coffee.
8. Sit down in my Living room and drink coffee (sometimes have a smoke).
9. Now reasonably awake, I go back to the bathroom to style hair, shave etc.
10. Then finish coffee.

I am usually up a good two hours prior to leaving the house in the morning. Some might say I lose too much sleep, but I am so slow-going in the AM, that I need to ease into the day, or my whole day will be thrown off...

[crazycat]

Showering - 5-6 mins (once in a blue moon 10-15 mins)
Drying off - 2-3 mins
Putting my shorts and t-**** - 20-30 secs
Putting my contacts - 2 mins (sometimes more because of lense)

On most days i take my time and get ready in about 20 mins but if i need to go fast i can manage all that in 5-6 mins.

[SuperSnake2012]

10 minutes, 15 tops. I just get my business done and get out. In the winter I can stay in up to 30 minutes because I love the feeling of warm water when it's cold :o . I also brush my teeth in the shower so that adds a few minutes.

[zach]

5-10 minutes usually, but i can be out in less than 3 if i need to.

[whocares]

5 hours.











But then again, I only shower twice a year.

[Doctor Q]

5 hours.Does anybody spend more than 24 hours a day in the shower? People who live at Mount Waiale'ale, Kauai or in certain parts of India almost do!

[true777]

15 minutes.

Wash hair, rinse, condition hair, wash whole body with liquid body wash, and face with facial cleansing gel (both while conditioner is still on hair), then rinse face, body and hair off simultaneously.

[iGary]

Man, you people are high maintenance. :D

[SuperSnake2012]

The longer you spend in the shower, the less time you get to use your Mac! :eek:

[paleck]

The longer you spend in the shower, the less time you get to use your Mac! :eek:

Yes, but better fully awake than half asleep and finding some way to do my Mac harm!!! :p

[killuminati]

If I'm in a rush I can take one in as little as 15 minutes.

Usually I like to relax though so I'll take about 30-45.

[Boggle]

Man, you people are high maintenance. :D


I refer you to post #96 (which yes, was by me). It's all about appreciating things done for your benefit. :)

[SamIchi]

Usually 5-10 mins. Depending on how I feel, I might take a little longer, but I can be in and out in less than 5 mins. There isn't much to do really, Shampoo, lather body, rinse, BAM, you're done! My friends and family always say I take quick showers. There's no point of staying inthere too long.

[mad jew]

I only shower when my stench has become so incredibly overbearing that my nose sucks back into my face.




Works out to three hour showers, every second day.

[mkrishnan]

I'm one of the long shower offenders. :( My morning shower is like 10-15 minutes + 10 minutes to shave and so on... about a half hour altogether in the bathroom. :o

Of course, no one fighting me for shower time (or begging to join me) here....

Oh, and I've recently taken to taking 30 minute baths every third or fourth day.... Just for additional relaxation. *loves bath fizzers* :o

[SamIchi]

Oh, and I've recently taken to taking 30 minute baths every third or fourth day.... Just for additional relaxation. *loves bath fizzers* :o

I've never understood the bath. Yea it's relaxing, but it seems like such a waste to time. Just my opinion.

[mad jew]

Yeah, I've never really understood baths either but my tub's too small so that's probably my problem. They seem pretty relaxing, not that it'd be healthy for me to be any more relaxed. :o

[mkrishnan]

I've never understood the bath. Yea it's relaxing, but it seems like such a waste to time. Just my opinion.

I took the first one I'd taken since I was...maybe six... a week ago. At this point I need the relaxation.

[cycocelica]

10-15 minutes. My mom always yells that I take too long, which I probably do. I have taken much shorter showers but I love the warm water.

Its usually longer if a girl is with me.:eek:

[auxplage]

You all make me feel like a little princess. :D

I am a guy with long hair, and it takes me around twenty minutes if I am shampoooing and conditioning. Then I must exfoliate and wash my precious face. After the shower, moisturizer must be applied.

If I am shaving beforehand and brushing teeth, then the total time comes to at least thirty minutes. :o

One can also add in drying, putting in contacts, and messing with hair into the above, so it may be near forty minutes.

I really try to hurry, and when I do, I shave off literally two or three minutes. I HAVE NO idea how one is able to shower in less than five minutes AND be completely clean. I presume that we all have different levels of cleanliness, no offense; it is because I am just obsessive compulsive. :)

[Chundles]

You all make me feel like a little princess...
-SNIP- :D


Yep, definite princess material there.

Soap + hot water = clean. (2 minutes)
Shampoo/conditioner all in one + hot water = hair clean. (2 minutes)
Scratching. (1 minute)

All up, 5 minutes. Dead-set easy.

Add another 5 if you need to shave.

[auxplage]

Yep, definite princess material there.

Soap + hot water = clean. (2 minutes)
Shampoo/conditioner all in one + hot water = hair clean. (2 minutes)
Scratching. (1 minute)

All up, 5 minutes. Dead-set easy.

Add another 5 if you need to shave.

Maybe . . . I just get up earlier than I should have to with my current routine. Oh well, rising a bit early is fine with me since I love my routine. :) :o ;)

[Chip NoVaMac]

Yeah, I have seen other couples do that, but i just can't. No way. :o

My ex and I used to shower together about 2 to 3 times a week in our morning routine. Nothing sexual (well mostly :eek: ), just one of the few moments in our day that we could "share" together.

[mkrishnan]

Yep, definite princess material there.

*puts away pink tiara*

[sushi]

Yeah, I've never really understood baths either but my tub's too small so that's probably my problem. They seem pretty relaxing, not that it'd be healthy for me to be any more relaxed. :o
Need to try Japanese style. Awesome! :D

[SpookTheHamster]

I HAVE NO idea how one is able to shower in less than five minutes AND be completely clean.

If I need a quick shower, I found a sort of shower soap that becomes MEGA foamy, a single squirt is enough to clean your entire body, which can cut a shower down to well under five minutes.

[vniow]

I was in there for about an hour and 20 minutes this morning.

Mmmm....

[michaelrjohnson]

I was in there for about an hour and 20 minutes this morning.

Mmmm....
:eek: ;)

I'm not exactly sure how long I shower for. But for me, bedroom to bedroom takes 15 minutes.

[Chundles]

I was in there for about an hour and 20 minutes this morning.

Mmmm....

Good thing you don't live down here - because of the drought there have been incidents of "water rage" where households that have suspiciously green lawns have had vandalism and stuff done to them. If people found out you were wasting that much water they might go all medieval on you.

I'm deadly serious, wasting water is seen as a heinous act down here where the dams are below 10% in a lot of places and towns are starting to have to consider drinking their own recycled urine just to stay on the map.

[Queso]

I'm deadly serious, wasting water is seen as a heinous act down here where the dams are below 10% in a lot of places and towns are starting to have to consider drinking their own recycled urine just to stay on the map.
They do that in America already, only there they call it "Beer" :D

[netdog]

Entirely depends upon who is in the shower with me.

[Doctor Q]

Need to try Japanese style. Awesome! :DI did. But I couldn't figure out how to fit my body into that small bucket on the floor. ;)

[XIII]

As long as possible. Which is usually sadly only about 15-20 mins, as then the hot water levels get a little dodgy.. :p

[iGary]

My ex and I used to shower together about 2 to 3 times a week in our morning routine. Nothing sexual (well mostly :eek: ), just one of the few moments in our day that we could "share" together.

Showering I can handle.

Taking a dump in front of someone will never happen. Ever.

[Chip NoVaMac]

Taking a dump in front of someone will never happen. Ever.

Guess that is a good reason to try to stay out of jail. :D

[puckhead193]

at school like 5 mins
at home 15-20. i always have ADD and just stand their :o :rolleyes:

[count chocula]

about 15 minutes.

[4God]

From closing bathroom door to opening when finished, about 12-15 minutes.
That's including brushing teeth, shaving (face 'cause every other day I shave
my head hence the -15 approximation), showering, drying, dressing.

Got to keep it simple, between gas prices and utilities, I can't be wastin' any water.

[Chip NoVaMac]

Got to keep it simple, between gas prices and utilities, I can't be wastin' any water.

That is why I love my all utilities included apartment. :D

Love it during the winter, being outside, chilled to the bone and taking a 10 to 20 minute soaking shower. :)

[rdowns]

Showering I can handle.

Taking a dump in front of someone will never happen. Ever.

There's an image I needed in my mind. :rolleyes:

[SC68Cal]

In the morning...?

I timed my significant other this morning and he took almost 40 minutes.


That's a short shower for me :)

[amateurmacfreak]

I take 30-45 minutes.
But I'm a female. With long THICK hair.
That's my excuse.

[Jaffa Cake]

No more than five minutes for me. Straight in, straight out. ;)

[ghostee]

As long as I can. :D

On a normal work morning, having gotten up late, I spend about 5-10 minutes not including shaving. On days I have more time I usually spend another 5-10 minutes. Something about the hot water beating down on the back of my head and neck is just so relaxing.

[displaced]

About 20 mins, first thing in the morning (up at 6:40, out of the shower at 7:00... out of the bathroom at 7:10).

I have girly long hair, which is a complete sponge for shampoo & conditioner, so it takes an age to get the stuff out. If I don't make sure it's all out, I end up looking greasy all day. Yuck.

Sometimes I'll take longer if I get sidetracked by a good song on the shower radio. That'll add an extra 4 minutes of groove-time to my shower. Can't go wrong with the Lauren Laverne breakfast show on xfm!

[FrankieTDouglas]

I shave about every 3-4 days. So yeah, I typically look sorta scruffy. But I never include shaving or brushing teeth in my shower time.

I probably take 20 minutes in the shower. I get in, rinse and relax for a bit, then clean a piercing with hand soap, then shampoo my hair, then put conditioner in, then body wash, then rinse conditioner. Twenty minutes well spent.

[scem0]

How long does it take me to shower?

Depends who I'm with!

I kid, I kid. It generally takes me a while. I love a long shower. 20 to 30 minutes :).

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[FrankieTDouglas]

Showering I can handle.

Taking a dump in front of someone will never happen. Ever.

Or even with someone I don't know, and will never see, in a stall next to me...

This short story (like most of them) is based upon a true story.... only the events have been changed (but not really)...

http://andybloxham.com/writing/pursuitofnumbertwo.shtml

[StokeLee]

In the morning before work, it all depends on if i get up on my first alarm, or my last, anything from 3 mins to half an hour. If im going out, i tend to take my time, and just enjoy it, no rude thoughts please. no pint in rushing to get ready, and feel worse than before you went into shower.

[billyboy]

I take as long as my girlfriend will let me. I am quite glad she doesnt spend hours in there on her own, I might get worried cause she is only little and I wouldnt want her to dissolve down the plug hole.

[maestro55]

Generall in 15 minutes I can shower, shave, brush my teeth and get out. If I am in a hurry I can get out in just under 10 minutes.

[craigatkinson]

30 Minutes. I love to just let the hot water run over me. It bugs the heck out of my wife. :)